Yorkshire Bashing, whats all that about?
Yorkshire Bashing, whats all that about?
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mitchipoo06

Original Poster:

266 posts

234 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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So whats all that about?

Iv just watched 'The real Italian Job' with James Martin, thought that it was pretty good but there must have been a good dosen references to being a 'Proper Yorkshire man' and all the other st that gets thrown around. I got the same crap the other week on some twunt on an ITV game show....


Im not a stick in the mud by any means but since when did we all become tight gits who would love a free meal? A county of proper salt of the earth people, honest yorkshire folk, miners and simpletons who eat spuds and puddings?!

Are us folk from Yorkshire realy THAT different from the rest of you fellow Englishmen?!

Shay HTFC

3,588 posts

218 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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I quite enjoy all the references. Hell, 4 out of 6 British racers or however many that they featured came from Yorkshire, which is a nice advert.

I love it when people mark me out as a Yorkshireman, whether it's through tongue in cheek jokes or out of respect because we all know the greatest characters come from Yorkshire! wink
Maybe it's just me, but I enjoy it and would rather have that, than just being lumped in as an average Englishman!

Olf

11,978 posts

247 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Yorkshire born...

MitchT

17,116 posts

238 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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mitchipoo06 said:
Are us folk from Yorkshire realy THAT different from the rest of you fellow Englishmen?!
Yes. We're still capable of hard graft - you know, that thing that has become unfashionable everywhere else.

Olf

11,978 posts

247 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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And you're all called Mitch.

catso

16,398 posts

296 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Olf said:
Yorkshire born...
Yorkshire bred...

snotrag

15,630 posts

240 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Olf said:
Yorkshire born...
Yokrshire bred, good at fighting and great in bed!?


Take it as a compliment. Not many counties have a strong enough 'identity' that you could make a joke about it.

I will always be proud to be a Yorkshireman.

kit80

4,764 posts

216 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6371199...

I have to say that having driven most of the country, I think Yorkshire people are the nicest most calmest drivers about.

wiffmaster

2,622 posts

227 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Yorkshire people tend to react more when people wind them up....which makes it infinitely more fun than winding up 'regular' people.

ChrisRS

1,787 posts

246 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Yorkshire born and proud!

Olf

11,978 posts

247 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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catso said:
Olf said:
Yorkshire born...
Yorkshire bred...
Strong in the arm...

Glassman

24,941 posts

244 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Do they speak English in Yorkshire?

ChrisRS

1,787 posts

246 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Glassman said:
Do they speak English in Yorkshire?
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DrTre

12,957 posts

261 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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You're like country Scousers, always banging on about how good Yorkshire is.

<from a Derbyshire man wink>

dave_s13

14,026 posts

298 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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I have literally, just a few minutes ago said goodbye to a long term friend of my wifes and her new BF. He is a southern softy, she emmigrated down there a few years ago and up home for chrimbo.

A nicer chap you could not meet (radio producer for Radio 4) and very fond of the Yorkshireness of his experience. Roast lamb, taties, puddings, too much beer and a springer spaniel breaking wind under the table, t'magic smile

I love being from Yorkshire reet enough..

madala

5,063 posts

227 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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mitchipoo06 said:
So whats all that about?

Iv just watched 'The real Italian Job' with James Martin, thought that it was pretty good but there must have been a good dosen references to being a 'Proper Yorkshire man' and all the other st that gets thrown around. I got the same crap the other week on some twunt on an ITV game show....


Im not a stick in the mud by any means but since when did we all become tight gits who would love a free meal? A county of proper salt of the earth people, honest yorkshire folk, miners and simpletons who eat spuds and puddings?!

Are us folk from Yorkshire realy THAT different from the rest of you fellow Englishmen?!
...I watched the programm and didn't hear any Yorkshire bashing.....in fact I think James Martin was born in Yorkshire....to be honest I thought he was a bit of a s....

Prof Beard

6,669 posts

256 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Only place in the world where pig ignorance passes for character wink

Cheeky Jim

1,276 posts

309 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Yorkshireman here too...although I've emigrated south due to the job!

edited to say, I'm quite posh Yorkshire though, as I went to school in Harrogate!! biggrin

Edited by Cheeky Jim on Sunday 28th December 23:00

MonkeyBusiness

4,242 posts

216 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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I <reluntantly) moved from the North East to Leeds. In the North East you will not find a more hard working, funny, and friendly set of people in the world.

Yorkshire comes a very close second.

Edit : not sure why I wrote that. Maybe just remembering

Edited by MonkeyBusiness on Sunday 28th December 23:03

Glassman

24,941 posts

244 months

Sunday 28th December 2008
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Can you all get in character, please!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2aRj8vyo2S0&feat...